2. PACKAGE 1:
MUSIC VIDEO
Possible Songs: Final Decision: Secondhand Serenade – Fix You
-My Chemical Romance - Vampire Money
Imagery: By looking at other music videos i have came up with
- Deadmau5 - Professional Griefers some ideas of the type of camera shots, editing
- Secondhand Serenade - Fix You techniques and colour schemes that i could us in my
- Joe Brooks - Holes Inside music video.
For colours, I think it is important that we use the
right ones to reflect the themes and emotions of the
Audience: Male & Female song but to also make sure that the colours reflect the
Age 15-25 yrs. old music genre.
Bearing in mind the plans and use of colour; this
For those interested in Acoustic music
means that I will have to incorporate it into the setting
or a similar genre. Would have quite a
laid back and chilled attitude toward
and costume to make sure that we project our ideas
things and always buy the latest music
clearly.
in the genre and attend gigs with
people that have the same music
interests. Narrative/Story Line - Fix You
After watching the existing version of the music
Mise-En-Scene: The colour scheme throughout video and looking deeper into the lyrics, me and
the music video and the cover &
magazine add for the digipak will be my project partner have came up a story line that
mainly neutral colours to suit the laid we think will suit the song and also look a
back music. Costume in the video will professional quality.
be based around the emotions of the The music video will show a man playing the
song and will also be reflected the guitar and also singing the lyrics of the song.
cover and magazine add. Throughout this the video we will also include a
woman walking around, trying to cope with her
struggling relationship. In the video there will be
flash backs of the couple and also the couple
meeting in the present, trying to work their
problems out.
3. MUSIC VIDEO: EXAMPLES
Plain White T’s-Hey There Delilah Birdy-1901
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_m- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
BjrxmgI v=jlaeJ6k75cY&feature=branded
The music video for Hey There
Delilah is quite inspirational and The reason why I have chosen Birdy’s
has qualities that I think would suit music video 1901 as an example is
the storyline of the song me and because she uses a similar storyline
my partner has chosen.
that me and my project partner want
To the left is a picture of multiple
screen shots of the video. I like the to use.
use of the mise-en-scene especially To the right are different screen shots
in the video as the colours are used taken from the video. I like how the
to reflect the theme of loneliness in
setting (mise-en-scene) was used in
the song and also the use of props,
setting and location do the same. the video as again-like Hey There
The neutral colours also reflect the Delilah-reflects the themes of the
calm sound of the acoustic guitar song. The video uses broken props
and I think it is something that I
can keep in mind when making the and corroded settings to show
music video. difficulty and I could look at using
I also like the editing in this video. specific props to show a similar thing.
Again the split screen reflects the I also like the performance by the
song content and also is consistent
and edited on time to the beat of actors. I have to choose carefully
the music. I think maybe using a when picking people because if our
technique like this would be useful video is of a relationship, the people
for our video. need to look comfortable and give off
the appearance of actually being
together, like in Birdy’s music video.
4. PACKAGE 2:
TEASER TRAILER
Possible Imagery: By looking at other teaser trailers, in the horror genre, there are
Genres: -Drama certain things that help define and make it interesting. Firstly, I
found to make a certain impact on the audience, the trailer needs to
-Comedy include short key points from what would be the entire narrative to
-Action make sure it gives the audience a basic understanding of what the
-Horror film is about and also entices them. Secondly, within the trailers
different uses of micro-elements are used to define the genre of
horror.
I plan to first show longer cuts towards the beginning of the trailer
Final Decision: Horror and the further it continues, the shorter the cuts will get to build
anticipation within the audience. I also think the use of sound has a
big impact on a trailer so I should look for eerie sound effect sand
music.
Audience: Male & Female
Age 15+ yrs. old
For those interested in horror films. The
people would likely be into watching
other types of genres but mainly of the
Narrative/Story Line -Horror Teaser Trailer
horror genre. They would regularly
attend the cinema for new screenings The full storyline would be based around a young woman who has just moved into a new
and show enthusiasm about up-coming house. She finds the belongings of the first ever owners of the house and after taking one
releases. of the possessions she feels she is being followed and in result; paranormal occurrences
take place and worsen the longer she stays.
Mise-En-Scene: As the trailer will last for around Because it’s only a teaser trailer and not a theatrical trailer, I have to be able to get across
a minute and a half, the teaser trailer the main parts of the narrative in a short period of time. I think the trailer should start off
will show various locations such as in showing the woman move in and progress by revealing the items and then the paranormal
the happenings.
house and in a forest. The stereotypical
dark settings will be used and i will also
use colour and costume to convey
emotions and the stock characters.
5. TEASER TRAILER EXAMPLES
The Thing (2011) The Amityville Horror (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi722 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEbHag-
60633/ nsk
The teaser trailer for The Thing is quite Compared to the trailer for The Thing,
open, in that more of the storyline is given The Amityville Horror only gives away a
away. We know that a scientist t is flying basic knowledge of what the film will be
out to a certain location and also the about. It reveals to the audience that the
creature that she is there to learn about is previous owners of the house were
unleashed and also shows the effect it has murdered and also mysterious beings were
on the people. Although most of the story blamed. However, as the trailer progresses,
line is given away, it does not mean that a new family is shown but quicker cuts are
the film is spoiled because we still don’t used to show the key points of what
know the ending and it is only very quick happens to the family; but as they are
cuts that are revealed as the narrative quick , nothing much is shown which
develops. I like the trailer because the means the audience is left curious as to
micro elements are used skilfully. The what is going to happen. I like tis trailer
location is very isolated and the use of because at the beginning the screen is left
dark setting and costume create an eerie blank and only gun shot are heard. I think
atmosphere. The use of props such as the without any footage at this point, leaves the
flame thrower (0:53) show extreme danger audience to imagine what is happening.
that the film has and further excites the Also the black and white footage tells us
audience. The other thing that I thought the history and then the trailer moves into
was good in this trailer was the use of colour when it’s in the present. The sound
editing & sound. As the film was a big is used to build anticipation and the mise-
budget they could afford CGI effects en-scene also plays a big part. The dark
making the creature realistic and sound setting and storm is typical of the horror
includes a high pitch piano beat which genre and the use of stock characters is
reflects a heartbeat and smaller sound shown quite well. For example, the blonde
effects are used to create a dramatic feel. woman as the damsel in distress.
6. PACKAGE 8:
SHORT FILM
Possible
Genres: -Thriller
-Comedy
-Action Imagery: After looking at some short films, I found that most of them showed
-Horror the whole narrative, where as some others just showed part of the
storyline. I think if I made a short film I would show the whole story
as it makes the storyline clearer for the audience and is much easier
to figure out.
Final Decision: Thriller I think I would show the end of the film at the beginning and then
show how it got to that point. This would be the basic layout of the
short film but I would also have to practice with things such as
cinematography, editing and sound. This way I can ensure the short
Audience: Male & Female film is of a high standard and also means I can try to push the
Age12+ standards of the techniques.
For those interested in thriller films.
Would have a strong interest in films
and be enthusiastic about new releases.
The audience may attend certain Narrative/Story Line –Thriller Short Film
premiers and would defiantly watch
films on a regular basis. A young woman is confronted by an escaped mental-patient-who lets information
out about her institution. As the secret information is leaked, the confronted
Mise-En-Scene: Colours of costume will be used woman starts to notice people are watching her and she begins grow paranoid.
to infer the innocence of particular After constantly going to the authorities , workers of the institution accuse her of
characters and also the antagonists being mentally unstable and section the woman.
within the film. Locations will also be
used to give the appearance of
corruption; such as worn down buildings
ect.
7. SHORT FILM EXAMPLES
Stop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QysyFe1kswc
I chose this short film as an example,
not for use of a similar narrative but
I like the use of the editing and some
of the cinematography. When it
comes to the editing, I like the layout
of the screen at (0:17)-(0:45)
because it looks like a film roll is
being played. Even though this is
just for the opening credits, the
director has also used the
cinematography to match the effect
of the editing; which is something I
can keep in mind if I make a short
film. The beginning of the film is
also where the cameraman uses
effective pull & throw focus which is
something I would be interested to
use to add quality to the film. The
last part of the cinematography that
I like is shown at (5:34)-(5:41). This
shows the speeded up sequence of
the landscape and the moon. I think
this is effective because it is a clever
way of showing time pass.
8. “ I think making a music video would be “ I like the look of package one. The song
the best option because it looks like she is quite well known and I think the video
has more research on the idea compared would be very creative and marketable
to the others ” toward a wider audience.
”
- Ellie - Jamie
PEER FEEDBACK
“ All three ideas are good but I prefer the “ Idea one because it looks like she has
look of the music video because the
more of an interest in the song and
storyline is relatable and I think more
genre, I think this could affect the
people would watch the music video than
they would the other ideas. ” outcome of the video in a good way. ”
- Lauren - Martin
